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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12,1902. E tiered at the Post, Office at Sumter S {?,. ?s^S?cond Olas* Matter. NEW ADVERT?SE?ENTS. B. J. Chandler-^Easster Ties. First National Baiik^Statement. . . RobertasChiHTonic-YeBow Poison. PERSSHAi.. V Hr. I. C. Ingram was in the cifyJ : Monday. : I2ev. J. H.. ?Ehacket, ef Oswego* was ?Bci?ie city today. ; -'. 'Mi* Y. Keels, orBemberts; spent: 4^ day in town. .Mr. WiiHe"Barrett* of pamden, spejiit ; :: --S?T?day in the city; " JMJU Wm. Reid, of BSsBopivffe, was ?n ^e city yesterday. . : : Miss -^t?eVj&?&- o? Bishopvilie, i ; is visiting ?tt'th?:C&y. was in the city -ye^day. D. J. Jfo&?s; of lancaster ii ?pe^t xesfeit?ayin :^w^ -: . . ;| - _ Miss Carn?s, of BishbpyiH?, is! Tating fn?n& iii jth^eityl 3tr. X E. .Mayes, of jMayesvi???, ? ~ spent Friday m town. ^>- -Mr. Ii. lu Baker, of Bishopville, ?P was in the city Friday. Mri. Isaac Schwartz returned last W. week froin Kew Tork. Miss Isabel McLanrin is spending" . ; ^metimeih Charleston. ; - MKS ?Lynch Deas, of Camden, is visiting at.'Dr. Hughson's. ' Mr. W. S. Jones leaves tonight for' -^Atlanta. Ga-, on business. 'J Miss A ngel C&eatham, pf Edge?e?d, .is visiting friends in this.city. ^ Miss Emma Mason has .gone to Charleston for ah .ead?nd?d visit. C: MrsL Di. W.Grmmngbam has gone ^"ta^Dovesviiie to viSsi?&eVparoB$s. - -Master Raymond Dicfe pf Camden^ spent several days in town last week.'. Miss Gertrude Jennings left last w?ek for a v?sit'1? JSfovesville friends. ; ?ss Fannie McX^ughr?n, bf ?i?w ^l3erryi; visited Miss Marie Lee last '..-week. ? - . Mr. S?hos- G. McLeod was in the ?(:crty ?test Wednesday ott iis way to # Columbia. Hon.. Henry B. Richardson, of ;. Clarendon, was in the city Thursday^ 5 . .on business. ^ - Messrs.. DuBose Jones and CeEa >?& CoJesv. of "Columbia, are visiting at Mi. R. L Maiming*?. : Sheriff H. ?T Scarborough' went to Columbia T?mrsday^jD^fct to carry a ^lunatic to the^A^?.. -.. * : Miss Lola Kirkley after a stay of V ^verai. weeks in- th^eitj:has returned % ; to lier hon? at Smitiksill^ . ; I)? and Mrs? _ S. Boar, of ' 1g McClellan vi lle^ v^ted-Mf. and Mrs. < Geo. D, Shore last weekr . ? ' Capt. R.v J. Brbwnfi?M returned last ^?i^eekirom Ifitorence wnerehe ?ad been < ^f^?^idis?g %e-Unit^ Sf?1^*??url 3 ' ' '3?ss Maxie?>uiaj?? who: has been -] ^?\;i$?^?^-i?Ba?aiii tbp lias rfitutn- 1 : ed to her i? B?shopy?lle. Miss EleanorTfomson after a stay - of several weeks - in . tfee -.-city' as the guest of Mrs. ?? R. Flowers left Mon- i ^ o^ ibi: herjhom^ ?j Senator R. 1. ' Manning went to ' Clemson college W^?nesday to:attead ? ^"meeting of the board Tof" trustees, of ? - w?i?ch he was recently appointed a member. General 'ft?uager J: R- ?enly and E.; B. Pleasants; pf the ??antic Cc<ast Lrn?^ spent last Thursday night j .in the^ city. i Dr. and Mrs. Ci P. Oste?n, of ] "< . Darlington, were in thei ciiy last Sat-1 : urday and Sunday. They left for ^ Darlington Monday morning;. 4 Mis.':W. a Smith after spend- . . ing a few days iu the city, re-: 1 ^.:?tamed- this morning to her home at ' iJiSmithville. :< Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hallett, of : ; I Boston, Mass., spent Wednesday in the / : ci^y as the guests of Mr. W. B. Burns 1 and family. Mr. Hallett is a brother of Mrs. Burns: ! Mr. J. H. daws, of Philadelphia,: :'l superintendant of the American Pipe; Co., was in the city last Friday and inspected the Sumter Water Compa-: i ny, which is owned by the American R po Co. -; Mrs. V. R. Gaston, of St Charles, . is spending some time in the city with . her parents, Dr. and Mrs. McCailum, Rev. V. R. Gaston having been'called , ; to Greenville by the illness of his ' father. Dr. A. ?. Baskin, who has been practicing at Arlington, Tenn., since his graduation from the Medical De? partment Vanderbilt Uni versity, Xash- , .ville, Tenn., has returned to his old home at Bishopville and will practice his profession there. John T. Gilbert, Esq., ' of Chicago, is in the city for a few days stay, hav ?^ 'lng stopped over to visit relatives on his way to Charleston. Mr. Gilbert is the youngest son of the late Rev. A. A. Gilbert and is a native of Sum? ter. ' CoL William Elliott, of Beaufort, ? is in the city. * Miss Elizabeth Piowden left this orning for Marion, S. C. In his lecture Col. Dargan called attention to the fact that McDnffie was buried in this county. It was 51 ' years ago yesterday, since he died. ; His funeral was preached by Dr. Samuel Furman, and among those who attended were Capt. Anthony White, i{ Judge T. B. Fraser, W. G. Kennedy, R. M. Dyson and probably one or two others from Sumter. It seems to be impossible to dis- ; abuse the minds of a great many citi- ? zens of the erroneous impression that tffce possession of a registration certifi? cate issued two years ago entitles them to vote in the approaching municipal election; Under the law governing 1 municipal elections an entirely new , registration is required every second i year and those who do- not register cannot vote. A city registration ; certificate issued in 1900 is not worth th?' paper it is-writteii on. M DEATHS. * Mrs. Mary Green Dennis, wife of Dr. R E.. Dennis, of Bishopville, died March 3, at 10.30 a. m. The fun? eral and interment were held at the Presbyterian Chnrch, Bishopville, March 4, 1902, j The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. MeLaurin, Jr., died Thursday morning at 3 o'clock. The funeral services were* held at their residence on Church Street at 4 o'clock that afternoon Dr. Henry :B. Noble, of Washington, J9>. 'C.,*?ed suddenly, just after enter ing afreet <?ar in that ci ty Wednesday morning. I>r. Noble is remembered very, pleasantly in Sumter as;he. paid ^stormer student^^Dr^Geo. W. Dick,: ? visit only a few months ago. Miss Susie Haile, of Camden, died -st he* hoijffe in : A?t place* on Friday : aaght after a protracted illness. Miss ' Haiie attended school Hm this city a! few years ago and ;has beeii a .iieo^nti visitor to Sumter since. She* had' .many friends rn this city and -c?astiy' who wtll ii?a?r with sincere regret of her death. ?narterly Conference at Oswego. The da$e Of the 2ndv^arte.?y Con- ; ference -of Oswego Circuit has been changed from that published in the. Qhristi?ri^.?dvocate'i? Friday, M?rch 21st, at ? o'clock a. in., at Bethel ; Oh-urch. . . Fire in Concord. The bairn and stables of Mr. - Robert Charles ^McFadden of Concord Town? ship were burned Sunday nigh t, about ll o'clock. The buildings and contents were a total loss," but all of the live stock were saved. The fire is believed to haye been the work of an incen? diary. Ministerial Association. The Ministerial Association held its .Tegular meeting on the 3rd.at 12 o'clock in the parlor of the First Baptist; Church. All. the members were pres-; eu? Rev. Dr. Tarboux, of? the Bra- -; jdlia? Methodist Conference^md Revs. Huggins and Bristow of the Baptise church were present as visitors. Dr. Tarboux opened the. meeting. with prayer and Dr. 3B?dmunds presided with his usual grace and, ; dignity. The next meeting of the Association /will beheid~at\the parsonage of the First Methodist Church. ; ? . The Union service for April will be held in the First Baptist Church. Upon adjournment' the Association wasinv?ted into the handsome dining; room, of the church, ' where a most delightful repast, was served by the tedies. The ability of the ladies of* this; church .to pro- j ritte for such 'occasions - is known to ali who have partaken bf their hospi? talities. The luncheon was choice in ( selection, -?? elegant in arrangement, ; abundant in provision, and^serred wjth ; that taste and womanly dignity so 1" characteristic of ' . her sexv Dr; Brown ; is an excellent [h os t, and in his origi- 5 w? way makesthe more reserved for? ait tireir dignity The coirversation was animated, often sparkling with wit ^nd humor. The presence of Father Grossman always, insures an hour of real fun and innocent pleasure. That he is the youngest mah in Sum? ter is ^o joke. * ' A- little nonsense now and then j Is reEshed^ by the best of men. ' ' The committee^of City Council hav? ing i? charg? the lrnmberirig of the housesNis going ahead with the ar- ! rangements tor beginning work, and OJO ?umbers will' be in place in time for the inauguration of tbemaitdeiiv 315 as soon as the Post Office depart? ment sees fit to establish rt. Mr. Charles Schwanenberg, : Post ofilce Inspector, is in the city, for the. purpose bf inaf?ng arrangements /for the establishment of the free mail leKyerv system td which Sumter is-. Birtitl?dv He will lay off the routes: and decide upon the number of deli v- j aries per day and the hours for these ?eKveries-, It has been decided that; three carriers "will be employed, at the; Dutsef, but if this number-should prove' rnsufBcient to render efficient service1 additional carriers will be employed. . Mr. Schwanenberg will remain in the city until the end of the week and will forward his report to the depart? ment before leaving. The City Council has made an ad? vantageous, businesslike and satisfac? tory settlement of the drainage matter with the. Atlantic Coast Line. The sum that the city has agreed to pay towards the work is nominal in com? parison with the actual cost that will be "borne by the railroad company and is really insignificant if compared with the raine of the drainage to the south? ern portion of the city. Had the city been unable to come to an agreement with the railroad officials for the con? struction and maintenance of a drain through the company's right of way the city would then have been forced to construct its own system of drain? age to carry off the surface water from lower Main street, and the cost that this would have devolved upon the city would have been, at the lowest ' estimate, several times as great as the sum that is tc be paid under the terms of the agreement made last night. This is one instance, at least, of the Atlantic Coast Line dealing not only fairly, but liberally, with the city of Sumter. Two of the students at the Sumter Military Academy became involved in a difficulty Wednesday morning and un? dertook to settle their differences by a hst fight in the barracks, in violation of the regulations. The affair was brought to the attention of the faculty and at chapel next morning President Owens announced tnat there would be no classes during the first period, a faculty meeting having been called to ; investigate the matter. Following the difficulty a number of exaggerated and inaccurate reports concerning the matter gained currency in the city and a simple fight between two students became magnified until it reached the proportions of a serious trouble in? volving the faculty, the entire student body and the welfare of the Academy. The statement of facts here given was obtained from President Owens and Commandant Bradham both of whom were interviewed and asked for the facts of the case after the current ru m o i* had come to the ears of the reporter. Death of Mrs. R. E. Dennis. Bishopville, March 4.-Mrs. Mary G. Dennis, wife of Dr. E. E. Dennis of this place was bnried at the Pres byterian Church cemetery today, the funeral sermon being preached by Rev. A. C. Walker, of the Methodist .Chnrch. Mrs. Dennis was a daughter of the late Rev. H. D. Green, one of the signers of the Ordinance of Seces? sion, and was reared in the Mechanics ville section of this county, the home place being known as ' * Hickory HilL ' ' On February 20th, 1865, she was married to Dr. Dennis, who servi ves her. She also. leaves five children, E. .G. Dennis, Esq., Darlington, Mrs. J. D. Hill, ?swego, Misses Rebecca; and Theo, and R. E? Dennis^ jr.,; who is a memb?r of the senior class of the South Carolina College. Mrs. Dennis was in her 61st.year, and since early girlhood she has been; ? .member of the Methodist Church!,: and-there was not a more zealous and: consistent member ?r a more devoted' Christian. Active in all the church work she exerted a l?rge influence for= good, and iter death has brought ?sorrow to a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. She had been in feeble health for some time, but the immediate cause of her dea th was pneumonia, which < was contracted about two weeks ago. --- Death of Mr. Kershaw DuBose. Saturday morning a ? telephone mes? sage from Boykin was received in Cam? den, stating that Mr. Kershaw DuBose had been found d?ad. He had been at work in the Stockton neighborhood, and had been missing since Wednes? day, ?noparry was made as to whether he was in Camden,, but as he' was not here a search was made : for him and he was found dead with a gunshot wound underneath his jaw. His horse was also by him dead, the ani? mal having been shot. Just how the shooting occurred is not known, but it is supposed that the unfortunate young man committed the act himself. His body was brought to Camden Sunday morning for burial. His tragic death is very much regretted. H? was. a son of CoL H. IL DuBose, a gallant Confederate veteran.-Camden Mes? senger. The new passenger depot is practi- ! cally completed and as soon as the. i sheds, which are now being put up, : are" finished trains will leave from the \ new depot. J. Some of .the visitors to the Charleston , Exposition who haye been drinking Sumter water % have expressed surprise that Sumter "people have not organized a company to put the water on the - market as a table water. Sarge. Bradford was; in town Thurs d ay, and as he was fitted on t in a new silk tile of the vintage of 1881, soon after be struck Main street, many pf his friends were" fearful that he had joined Haverly'sminstrelsand contemplated; leaving Sumter county. The New ?York World's illustrated: write up" of the Charleston Exposi? tion, is being .distributed broadcast over this and adjoining States by the Exposition Company. The Charleston Exposition adver? tising car was in the city lastfThursday, and besides distributing' a lot of at- \ tractive advertising matter, the town was thoroughly billed with handsome lithographs. The work on the Bishopville road between the city limits and the Poor Bouse \was completed Friday after noon, except the rounding of the surface with the road machine and running the road roller over it to pack the clay and sand into a firm and compact mass. Sumter will have free mail delivery just as soon as the street signs and house numbers can be put np. The committee of council having charge of this matter should get a move on and have the houses numbered as quickly as possible. O'Donnell & Co. received 100 bar? rels of Maine Seed Irish P?tateos last week: advertised them in The Item and Watchman and Southron and this; morning there w?re but 36 barrels on hand. Advertising in the right place makes goods move. A rather unusual complication has arisen as a result of the killing of switchman McDonald, colored, in the A. C. L. yards about two months ago. A few days subsequent to the ac? cident in which "he lost his life, a woman with whom he lived and who claimed to be, and was generally believ? ed to be his lawful wife made applica- ' tion before Probate Judge Walsh fdr letters of administration, which were duly granted. Recently ' another wo? man, living in Florence, has set up a claim that she was McDonaPds lawful wife and seeks to establish the fact that she was legally married to him before he married the Sumter woman. On Saturday she, through her attorney, : made application to Probate Judge Walsh to annul the letters of adminis? tration previously granted the Sumter wife and to grant ?er the authority to administer on the estate cf the deceased. Judge Walsh heard the evidence of the Florence applicant but has not rendered a decision and will not do so until the Sumter wife has had an opportunity to make a showing. McDonald was a member of the A. C. L. Relief Association and his legal heirs are entitled to the Relief As? sociation insurance amounting to $250. : Mr. J. H. Winburn has taken photo- 1 graphs of City Hall; Court House; No. 2, and No. 3, reel squad horses and wagons: and houses; Graded School building, and scholars, and faculty: County Jail: Poor House: , Main Street ; Water stand pipe, and , pumping station; St. Joseph's Acad emv; Dr. S. C. Baker's Infirmary and Dr. J. A. Mood's Infirmary: and will take photos of hotels, churches, and factories ; and residences etc., as fast as called upon. These will be sent to Sumter exhibit at Charleston Exposition. And will be returned *r\ owners when the Exposition is over j The residence of Mr. J. Frank" Pate on Council Street was slightly dam? aged by fire Monday morning about 11.30 o'clock. The fire originated in a closet from an unexplained cause and burned through the ceiling, but was discovered and extinguished before it gained a foothold bereen the ceiling and roof. The hose wagons responded promptly to the alarm, and almost as soon as a stream of water was turned on the fire in the closet, the flames were extinguished and all danger of the house being destroyed was past. The damage by fire and water together was not serious. Although nothing has been said or done recently toward getting up funds fdr the" proposed firemen's tournament in this citv during the. month of May. there is still considerable interest .manifested in the matter. Mi. P?re?ra, bf the Hotel Sumter, was making inquiry last Monday as to the. status of the inov?me?? and m?k?s. the offer to contribute $25 toward the fund td be raised for prizes. Pekin, March IL-The Chinese gov? ernment has presented to Minister ] Conger a strong memorial against the reenactment of,the Chinese -N exclusion law by the United States. The gov? ernment here particularly objects to the exclusion of Chinese from the Philippine ?hd Hawaiian islandsj rep? resenting that the Chinese .had ac? quired extensive, commercial interests there and were closely connected with the islands by family ties, so that repression of free intercourse would result in peculiar hardships. IS YELLOW POISON fri your blood ?, Physicians call it Halar?a] Germ. It can be sees changing red blood yellow under microscope, it works day arid nigjht. First, it turns your con? ptexf?n yellow. Chilly, aching sensations creep down yo?r backbone. You feel weak and worthless. R?B?8TS' CHILL will stop the trouble now. it enters the blood at once and drives out the yellow poison, if neglected aid when Chills, Fevers, Night -Sweats aird a gen? eral break-down come later o?, Roberts' Tonic will cure you then-trot why wait ? - Prevent future sickness. The manufac? turers know ail about th5s yel? low poison and have perfected Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, nourish your system^ restore appetite; purify the Wood, pre? vent and cure Chins, Fevers and ?J Malaria.. It has cured thous- f ii ands-ftwiSH cure you, or your ? money back. This is fair. Try ?I it. Price, 25 cents. 1 ?. J. CHINA, T. D. CHANDLER. A CARD. Sumter, S.C., Aug. 22,1901. Grosswell & Co: beg to an? nounce that their business af? ter September 1st will' be con? fined entirely to the wholesale trade. We wish to thank the pub? lic ?nd our many retail cus? tomers for their kind and gen? erous patronage, and assure them that should we ever enter into the retail business again that it will be our aim as in the past to serve them to the best of our ability. We invite merchants, here and in adjacent territory, to get our prices before making purchases, believing we can save them money. Tours truly, GROSSWELL & GO., PHONE 53. Au.- 28 ih??A??lt 50 YEARS' ,^1 INEXPERIENCE PATENTS SE* . RADE MARKS '/?HKPP DESIGNS * rr?T^ COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain oar opinion free whether an invention ia probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confldentCaL Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest acency for securine patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charee, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Lnrcest cir? culation of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a year: four months, fl. Sold by all newsdealer?. MUNN & Co.3610"?*"?- New York Brandi Office. C25 F St* Washington, D. C. Land Surveying. I will give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides, draining bottoms, &c. BANKS H. BOYKIN, D. S., Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C. FOR SALE-60 bushels Vineless and Georgia Back Potaotes, and S?DS at 80 cents per bushel. Apply to W. D. Frierson, Stateburg, S. C. Mar. 2t* c/> FISO'S CURE FOR * CURES WHERE ALL ELSE PAILS. _ .Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold ^f^TVK&Bta.^ Fresh * Spring - ?ecktc??r. Especially selected for Easter. ing is worth seeing.--F?ur-?i h?nds, Tecks'Strings, Imperials, Bat Wings-all are here. No mat? ter what your fancy craves in neckwear it's likely here, if it's right. It affords tts ho little pleas to show such a line of Neckwear as we have now on display; TIES FROM lOcts. TO 50ets. D. J. CI CLOTHIER ANO FURNISHER, JJ ? 1 We haye opened new lines of Velvet, Ribbon, Linen and Satin back Featherstitch braids, and Pearl buttons; Quillbone, the new .waist boning, and our celebrated ladies9 and children's IO cent stocking, which best made for the pricey all sizes? J. RETTENBERG & SO ^ Watch ourlnew?arrivals:o??washS?pods5 et&